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Pidgin < 2.10.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 57318
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Synopsis
An instant messaging client installed on the remote Windows host is potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Pidgin installed on the remote host is earlier than 2.10.1 and is potentially affected by the following issues :- A failure to validate input during the processing of UTF-8 SILC protocol messages can cause the application to crash. (CVE-2011-3594, CVE-2011-4603)
- A failure to validate input during the processing of UTF-8 Oscar protocol buddy authorization request and response messages can cause the application to crash.
(CVE-2011-4601)
- An error exists in the validation of voice and chat messages in the XMPP protocol that can cause the application to crash. (CVE-2011-4602)
Solution
Upgrade to Pidgin 2.10.1 or later.See Also
http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=56
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=57
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 57318
File Name: pidgin_2_10_1.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 12/15/2011
Updated: 7/24/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:pidgin:pidgin
Required KB Items: SMB/Pidgin/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/6/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/29/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-3594, CVE-2011-4601, CVE-2011-4602, CVE-2011-4603